| Literature DB >> 5343788 |
M Akhtar, A D Rahimtula, D C Wilton.
Abstract
Cholesterol is biosynthesized from squalene in the presence of tritiated water. Chemical degradation reveals that a considerable percentage of the total radioactivity is present at C-15. This result confirms the previous observations on the involvement of a C-15 hydrogen atom in cholesterol biosynthesis.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 5343788 PMCID: PMC1184967 DOI: 10.1042/bj1140801
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857